David “Dave” Dehoff, of Blacksburg, born in Sedro Woolley, Wash. on Sept. 25, 1963, died Oct. 4, 2021
in Blacksburg. The son of Suzanne Oliver and the late William DeHoff, Dave served in the Navy from
1982-1988 and was stationed aboard the USS Virginia, CGN-38, as a [Nuclear] Reactor Operator. After
earning his BS in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Civil Engineering at UNM, he worked for
several consulting services as a Hydrology Specialist. For the last 10 years, Dave worked for Whitman,
Requardt and Associates. Dave loved his family, dogs, photography, biking, and the outdoors.
He is survived by his mother, his wife, Circe Cooke; son, Ethan “Tommy” DeHoff; daughter, Allison
DeHoff; sister, Karen Oliver; brother, Keith DeHoff; sister-in-law, Cassandra Cooke; brother and sister-
in-law George and Cybele Lane; and five nieces and nephews. David’s family is grateful to friends at
WRA, New River Valley Community Services, as well as the treatment staff at Blue Ridge Cancer Care
for their compassionate support. A Memorial Service will be held at McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg,
on Sat., Oct. 30, 2021 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the American Cancer
Society.
